Mark_88
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- Joined
- Aug 11, 2007
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- Age
- 68
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 2007
- Make / Model
- Dordge
- Engine Size
- 3.3 Fuel Injected
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- Love Thy Neighbor
I wrote this poem this morning...thinking of my Dad and the years he spent in the RCAF...he was just one of many that I am thankful for...
He rarely spoke of his service,
And I learned he served many years.
He sometimes talked of the friends he lost,
Never mentioning the tears.
Hard to think of him in that role,
Because all I saw was my Dad,
He once told me of his shooting prowess,
Not bragging, but saying he had.
Never speaking of lives he ended,
That subject was always taboo.
I didn't really want to know,
I assumed, though, it must be true.
What that does to a person is unspeakable,
And it makes me question the reason.
That people would want to start a war,
As if opening hunting season.
We are not simply commodities,
For others to do as they please.
This thing called war must be ended,
Like that of a deadly disease.
For now we can only remember,
Be thankful and never forget.
Those who died or fought for us,
Because freedom isn't easy to get.
Thanks to all the past, present, and future service men and women who give so selflessly...
He rarely spoke of his service,
And I learned he served many years.
He sometimes talked of the friends he lost,
Never mentioning the tears.
Hard to think of him in that role,
Because all I saw was my Dad,
He once told me of his shooting prowess,
Not bragging, but saying he had.
Never speaking of lives he ended,
That subject was always taboo.
I didn't really want to know,
I assumed, though, it must be true.
What that does to a person is unspeakable,
And it makes me question the reason.
That people would want to start a war,
As if opening hunting season.
We are not simply commodities,
For others to do as they please.
This thing called war must be ended,
Like that of a deadly disease.
For now we can only remember,
Be thankful and never forget.
Those who died or fought for us,
Because freedom isn't easy to get.
Thanks to all the past, present, and future service men and women who give so selflessly...